Introduction:
Hanging causes suffocation due to suspension of the body from a cord that wraps around the neck. The body's own weight creates a choking pressure due to constriction of the air passages. This medically is a form of asphyxia.
Caution:
It is important to understand that the information provided in this is quiz on hanging are strictly for informational purposes, and must not be used for any harmful intentions or practices. If you or anyone else is struggling with thoughts of suicide, it is very crucial to immediately reach out to a professional, like a mental health counselor or support group or a trusted person in your life.
This type of choking or asphyxia can lead to complete hanging or partial hanging. Based on the location of the knot, hanging is also classified as typical and atypical hanging (
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The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
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By taking this quiz you can learn some facts about hanging, its types, and its complications. The quiz contains 10 questions with the explanation of answers. The topics covered are:
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Materials used for hanging (1✔ ✔Trusted Source
The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
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- Types of hanging (2✔ ✔Trusted Source
About strangulation and hanging: Language matters
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Incidence of typical and atypical hanging among 66 hanging cases
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- Causes of death in hanging (4✔ ✔Trusted Source
Mechanism of death in hanging: a historical review of the evolution of pathophysiological hypotheses
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- Postmortem signs of hanging (5✔ ✔Trusted Source
Postmortem Findings from Suicide Hanging Dead Bodies
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- Postmortem hanging (6✔ ✔Trusted Source
Hangman's Fractures
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- Hangman's fracture (7✔ ✔Trusted Source
Hanging and strangulation (trauma)
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- Position of ligature mark in hanging (9✔ ✔Trusted Source
Hyoid Bone Fracture: Associated With Head and Neck Trauma―A Rare Case Report
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- Bone fracture in hanging
